S9-BIO-001-BB-Ln1-Improvement in food resources BIOLOGY CLASS IX LN. 1.

IMPROVEMENT IN FOOD RESOURCES SECTION A Choose the correct answer (1 Mark) 1. Tallness and profuse branching are desirable characters for (oil seed varieties, fruit trees, vegetables, fodder crops) 2. Nutrients are provided to the plants by air, soil and (rock, fossil, water, volcano) 3. Anabaena is a (cyanobacteria, green alga, brown alga, red alga) 4. 2,4 D is (insecticide, fungicide, rodenticide, weedicide) 5. An insect which cut and chew the root, stem and leaves of the plants (cotton ball, weevil, aphid, grasshopper, leafhopper). SECTION B 6. Complete the table with suitable answer. Name of the crop Disease Type of disease Rice Leaf spot Seed-borne Groundnut Tikka Soil-borne 7. As our country is the second in population in the world, it is necessary to increase the yield of crops. How can we improve the crop yield? Crop yield can be improved by a) Introducing new and improved varieties of seeds. b) Adopting better farm practices. 8. i. Deficiency diseases occur in human beings due to the lack of nutrients. Does it occur in plant too? ii) If growth of the plants in your garden is stunted, what will you do to hasten the growth? i) Yes, Deficiency diseases occur in plants too. ii) We can add fertilizers or manure to the soil to supply nutrients to the plant which will hasten the growth. 9. Make lists of macro and micro nutrients from the following. (Copper, Chlorine, Boron, Calcium, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Sulphur, Zinc, Iron, Magnesium. Macro nutrients Micro nutrients Calcium Copper Nitrogen Chlorine Phosphorous Boron Potassium Zinc Sulphur Iron Magnesium SECTION C 10. i) match the items in Column A with the items in Column B ii) To eliminate the nutrient deficiency we use manures and fertilizers. a) Which one is absorbed easily by plants? b) Explain why. i) A B Emasculation Hybridization Fertilizer Urea Fungicide Bordeaux mixture FCI Storage of grain ii) a) Fertilizers are easily absorbed by plants. b) Fertilizers are soluble in water and are easily absorbed by plants.

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1. In Artificial insemination method, the frozen semen is utilized to impregnate many females. Mention its advantages. Frozen semen can be stored for a long period and it can be transported even to the remote areas. SECTION B 2. Minerals are essential for the proper development of poultry animals. Mention atleast four minerals. Minerals like zinc, Iron, Copper, and Manganese are essential for proper development of poultry animals. 3. Honey is a good medicine. List out any four medicinal uses of honey. 1. Honey is an antiseptic 2. Honey is a blood purifier. 3. Honey is helpful in building up the haemoglobin content of the blood. 4. Honey is used as a cure for sore throat, cough, cold, etc. 4. Rearrange column B to match column A A B Inbreeding Desirable qualities Cross breeding Frozen semen Interspecific Homozygous hybridization characters Artificial Mule insemination SECTION C 5. Observe the given table with a set of 4 term in column A. Pick out the odd term and enter in Column B. Identify the common features of the remaining three items and note down in Column C. A B C Aseel, Karknath, Bursa, Leghorn Leghorn Indian breeds of poultry Inbreeding, Crossbreeding, Inbreeding Different methods of Interspecific hybridization, Artificial outbreeding in animals insemination. Monoculture, Polyculture, Intensive fish culture Different types of fish culture Integrated fish culture, based on natural feed Intensive fish culture Apis indica, Apis dorsata, Apis mellifera Indigenous varieties of Apis florae, Apis mellifera honeybee